The Cooper School is a secondary school located in Bicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Churchill Road, Bicester, OX26 4RS
Website: www.thecooperschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01869242121
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Robert Whannel
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141069

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1333
Number of Pupils: 1299
Number of Boys: 628
Number of Girls: 671

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.07 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.25
Of the 215 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 211 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.17
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glory Farm Primary School
Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4YJ 		3out of 4 300 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Southwold Primary School
Holm Way , OX26 3UU 		3out of 4 702 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Longfields , OX26 6QL 		3out of 4 852 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bure Park Primary School
Lucerne Avenue , Bure Park OX26 3BP 		3out of 4 905 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road , OX26 2DB 		3out of 4 1,222 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cooper School
Churchill Road , OX26 4RS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NS 		3out of 4 1,487 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Whitelands Academy
Hexham Road , OX26 1AY 		- not rated 2,854 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bardwell School
Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4RZ 		3out of 4 355 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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